Close
Seattle Sports
Shows
Team News
Columns
Seattle Sports

Analysis: NHL has place to start with demographic study

Buffalo Sabres goalie Malcolm Subban (47) and Buffalo Sabres left wing Zemgus Girgensons (28) celebrate a 2-1 victory following the third period of an NHL preseason hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes) FILE - Kim Davis, Executive Vice President, Social Impact, Growth Initiatives & Legislative Affairs for the NHL, discusses the Learn, Play, Score initiative before an NHL hockey game between the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, in Detroit. The NHL for the first time has done a demographic study of employees working at the league and its 32 teams, and the results unsurprisingly show hockey has a lot of work to do to increase diversity at all levels. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) Vegas Golden Knights goalie Logan Thompson, left, looks away as Calgary Flames forward Tyler Toffoli, right, celebrates his goal with forward Nazem Kadri during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in Calgary, Alberta. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) FILE - NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman talks during a news conference before Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series between the Colorado Avalanche and the St. Louis Blues Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Denver. The NHL for the first time has done a demographic study of employees working at the league and its 32 teams, and the results unsurprisingly show hockey has a lot of work to do to increase diversity at all levels. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File) FILE - Minnesota Wild's Matt Dumba takes a knee during the national anthem flanked by Chicago Blackhawks' Malcolm Subban, left, and Edmonton Oilers' Darnell Nurse, before an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff game in Edmonton, Alberta, Aug. 1, 2020. Dumba said recently he still sees racism in hockey in the present day, adding he's sick of “the old boys' club and them dictating who is and who isn’t welcome.” (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Analysis: NHL has place to start with demographic study